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Title
Making good citizens
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
The McKinley Home for Boys was located at 13840 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, formerly Van Nuys. Original property of McKinley Home for Boys lists a Van Nuys address. However, due to property rezoning issues the location of institution was changed to Sherman Oaks. The home moved to San Dimas, California in 1961.
Photograph caption dated January 28, 1955 reads "George T. Swartzott, left, superintendent of McKinley Home for Boys in Van Nuys, examines volume from complete set of encyclopedia presented boys by Don Patterson, manager of Ralph's Grocery at 14049 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Accepting gift are, from left, Harry Hepner, Maurice Mossiman and Bryan Bollinger of the home."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00136223
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d043_f14_i29
CARL0005629275
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/66130
Subject
McKinley Home for Boys
McKinley Home for Boys--Employees
Ralphs Grocery Company--Employees
Men--California--Los Angeles
Boys--California--Los Angeles
School superintendents--California--Los Angeles
Group homes for children--California--Los Angeles
Encyclopedias and dictionaries--California--Los Angeles
Gifts--California--Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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